boat loads crooked

[skinny]

boat is 17 ft glass trailer I think is easy loader with rollers

boat always loads crooked

there is no guides just pull on and hope it level if not back in try again

not so easy with just me or with my 10 year old

what can I do

[Bill Shearer]

Dont back it in any farther than the back rollers touching the water.

It should pull straight then.

Worked for my 24' every time.

[Old Ironmaker]

Install side bunks on each side or verticle alignment posts. Can't remember the proper name. Can get them as an after market add on. I have side bumpers at the back of my trailer easy peesy for 1 person to get the boat on. I make sure I can see the center roller and line up the keel on it. Once centered the side bunks get the boat lined up perfectly. Once hooked on, depending how the angle of the ramp is, I might back up a foot and let the water below the boat take the weight then crank the winch with 1 hand.

Edited July 20, 2014 by Old Ironmaker

[Gnote]

My trailer has two homemade welded rods one on either side at the back with pvc covers to prevent boat damage. Pulls straight on.

[dave524]

Dont back it in any farther than the back rollers touching the water.

It should pull straight then.

Worked for my 24' every time.

Yes back rollers touching the water, no deeper and be sure the axle is level, had issues with rollers and the trailer being uneven side to side.

[mike rousseau]

Dont back it in any farther than the back rollers touching the water.

It should pull straight then.

Worked for my 24' every time.

Yup...

 

I stop as soon as my back rollers are barely covered with water...

 

Almost always straight

[skinny]

pole for guides or the side bunks which is better

 

Remember my boat is fibreglass

[davey buoy]

pole for guides or the side bunks which is better

 

Remember my boat is fibreglass

Poles for any kind of boat.Helps keeping it straight coming on.

[Sinker]

Your backing in too far.

 

S.

[misfish]

Your backing in too far.

 

S.

 

YES

 

Is there anyway of converting it to a bunk trailer? It,s only 17ft.

 

I hate roller trailers. You have to back it in the water before releasing the bow clasp. Waste of time IMO.

 

Just back it in,and pull out I say. Same as pulling out.

Edited July 20, 2014 by Misfish

[Tybo]

How crooked is crooked. If my boot isn't that crooked to off set the balance while towing,I don't worry about it.

[John Bacon]

If you have rollers down the middle of the boat you can replace them with rollers that have groves in them that help guide the boat to the centre of the trailer.

[skinny]

i think I'm going in to far

but i still think I may get some guides

a few ramps I have been on seem to be steep so to get it on i have gone deeper

but I will try not backing in as deep

[Fisherman]

If you have rollers down the middle of the boat you can replace them with rollers that have groves in them that help guide the boat to the centre of the trailer.

X2, they work like a charm.

[mike rousseau]

 

YES

 

Is there anyway of converting it to a bunk trailer? It,s only 17ft.

 

I hate roller trailers. You have to back it in the water before releasing the bow clasp. Waste of time IMO.

 

Just back it in,and pull out I say. Same as pulling out.

I've had both and I love my rollers... No wasted time in my opinion either... I'd put money on a put in take out race against bunks any day

[Fisherman]

Take out ya might beat me, put in, ha, I got Glyde Stiks, slick like goose poop.

[dave524]

I've had both and I love my rollers... No wasted time in my opinion either... I'd put money on a put in take out race against bunks any day

 

Not so much about time for me, I found with rollers I could launch as long as I could get the trailer wheels to the edge of the water with rollers. I took her ( 18 foot aluminum/V4 outboard ) off and on a few times dry getting into some Haliburton Lakes without a improved launch ramp, 2 speed winch helped too.

[lew]

Bunks for me, takes no time at all to load or unload.

[BillM]

 

YES

 

Is there anyway of converting it to a bunk trailer? It,s only 17ft.

 

I hate roller trailers. You have to back it in the water before releasing the bow clasp. Waste of time IMO.

 

Just back it in,and pull out I say. Same as pulling out.

 

Hop in the boat and release the bow clip once it's in the water. Same with putting it on the trailer. I didn't like rollers at first (always had bunks) but now I wouldn't trade it for anything. No one is ever waiting for me at the ramp (Which is a giant pet peeve of mine)

 

Also like everyone has already mentioned, if it's crooked, you're putting the trailer in too far. I get the rear rollers wet and that's it. Drive it up, leave the motor on, hook up the strap (plus safety chain), done.

Edited July 21, 2014 by BillM

[Old Ironmaker]

I had the same problems when I first started with the bigger boat. I was going in too far as well. Now I don't get a toe wet. Never had a single problem since only going in as far as the front center roller. Another good tip for those with bunks was to back it in under the boat until the carpets on the bunks were wet then pull ahead again, slides better.

 

You will find your sweet spot, experience is a lifetime of mistakes.

Edited July 21, 2014 by Old Ironmaker

[davey buoy]

I love rollers,but just putting in the last roller is not easy for me with a 3500 boat.I need to get the fenders under water to let loose,not wet. Loading yah, in the water fenders below water,just to heavy to bring out without at least half the boat on the trailer. The price you have to pay for a heavy boat .

[aplumma]

I have bunk boards on a Ranger and it launches really well since I applied Liquid roller. I have to have it in the water before unhooking or it will slide off on the ramp. The issue with the rollers is they concentrate the pressure on the fiberglass and if you have a weak spot it will find it on the rough roads we sometimes go down.

 

 

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